Shawn Devlin wins Biology Award for Research Excellence (BARE)

March 2, 2009

Shawn Devlin, a fourth year ES Ph.D. student in the laboratory of Dr. Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, was recently honored with a Biology Award for Research Excellence (BARE) of $800 from the Department of Biological Sciences at Wright State. These awards are funded through a number of departmental fund raisers, including the annual Department of Biological Sciences Golf Scramble.  Shawn’s award-winning research involves the use compound specific stable isotope analysis (CSIA) of Phospholipid Fatty Acids (PLFAs) as a tool for constructing foundational carbon pathways via autotrophic and heterotrophic